Bag-splitter.



W. J. CULLEN.

BAG SPLITTER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7, l9l5.

Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

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BAG-SPLITTER.

Application filed April 7, 1915.

To all whom, it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. CULLEN, a citizen of the United States, and a residentof Bayonne, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Bag-Splitter, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. 1

This invention relates to devices for separating the contents of a bag into two or more parts and particularly to what is known as a bag splitter, and has for an object the provision of an improved simplified construction which accurately splits the bag into the desired number of parts with a minimum effort.

Another object in View is to provide a container and a dividing partition member adapted to be operated from the exterior of the container so as to divide a given quantity of material into substantially two equal parts.

A still further object in view is to provide a bag splitting device of simple strong construction which may be quickly and easily operated and which may also be manufactur-ed at a minimum cost.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section through a bag splitter embodying the invention, the same being in position for receiving the material to be divided; Fig. 2 is a sectional view through Fig. 1 approximately on line 22, the handle and associated parts being shown in an elevated position; Fig. 3 is a detail fragmentary sectional view approximately on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

In using cement and other loose material it is found desirable to split or divide a given quantity, as for instance a bag of material, into two parts, so as to have the right proportion in a given batch or mixture. In the accompanying drawings an embodiment of the invention is shown in which the bag is divided into two parts with a minimum elfort.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numeral, 1 indicates a container of any desired kind provided with handles 2 and 3 for easy operation or dumping of the container. A cross bar or shaft 4; is pivotally mounted in the container at a predetermined point and to this cross bar is secured a flooring 5 which will equally divide a bag of a certain quantity into two parts, as shown in Fig. 2. The shaft 4 extends be- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1 1, 1915.

Serial No. 19,713.

yond the container 1 and has rigidly secured thereto members 6 and 7 to which is connected a bail 8. The bail 8 is designed to be arranged in the position shown in Fig. 1 when the container is to receive the contents of a bag of material, as for instance, a bag of cement. After the cement has been dumped in the container the bail 8 is turned to an upright position and is caused to snap into the retaining clips and locking members 9 and 10 which hold the bail against accidental movement. As flooring 5 moves from position shown in Fig. 1 to position shown in Fig. 2, the same will raise or scoop up a certain quantity of cement on one side of shaft & and will depress or force downwardly .an equal quantity of cement on the opposite side of shaft 4, thus maintaining or causing an equal amount of material to be on the opposite side of the flooring as shown in Fig. 2. If the container is deeper than that shown in the drawing and a larger sack of cement is used, the bar or shaft t must necessarily be raised a proper distance I for causing a proper division.

It will be noted that there is approximately no time lost in splitting or dividing a sack of cement into two equal parts, as the only necessary movements are to dump the cement into the container and then raise the bail 8. In emptying the device the handles 2 and 3 are grasped and the cement above flooring 5 is first removed, after which the bail is moved pivotally to the position shown in Fig. 2 and the remaining part of the cement is dumped.

It is evident that the container and various parts may be made of any size and any material without departing from the spirit of the invention provided the dividing flooring 5 is used and means are provided exteriorly of the container for operating the flooring 5.

hat I claim is 1. In a bag splitter of the character described, a container, a floor mounted in said container for dividing the container into compartments, a shaft connected with said floor and extending through the walls of said container, and a handle rigidly secured to said shaft whereby when said handle is moved to one position the floor will be moved to extend parallel with the container and when moved to another position will extend transversely of the container.

2. In a bag splitter of the character described, a container, a pivotally mounted flooring or dividing member arranged in the container for dividing the same into compartments, a handle rigidly secured to said flooring for moving the same from one position to the other, and a catch arranged on the container for locking the handle in one of its extreme positions 3. In a bag splitter of the character described, a container, means arranged substantially centrally of the container for dividing the container into an upper and lower compartment, said means being pivotally mounted and adapted to be moved so as to divide said container when in one position and be inoperative when in another position, a controlling bail arranged exteriorly of the container and rigidly secured to said dividing means for actuating the same, and means arranged on the container for limiting the pivotal movement of said bail in one direction.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM J. CULLEN.

Witnesses A. L. KITCHIN, PHILIP D. ROLLI-IAUS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. C. 

